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Tatum's 3-pointer at the buzzer in OT gives the Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Raptors
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 126-123 on Saturday night. Tatum finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 27 points. Al Horford and Derrick White scored 18 points...
Fox scores 49 points one day after franchise-record performance to lead Kings over Jazz 121-117
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After scoring 60 points in a losing effort the night before, De'Aaron Fox had 49 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 121-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. Fox went 16 of 30 from the field and made 14 of 19 from the free-throw line, and he...
'Inside the NBA' will air on ESPN and ABC as part of settlement between WBD and NBA, AP sources say
“Inside the NBA” will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA. Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, sued the NBA in New York state court after the league did not accept the company’s...
Irving and Gafford lead Mavericks past Wemby-less Spurs 110-93
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford scored 22 points apiece as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 110-93 win on Saturday night over the San Antonio Spurs, who played without star center Victor Wembanyama. The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama, last season’s...
Anthony Davis has 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead Lakers past the Pelicans 104-99
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 104-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. LeBron James highlighted a 21-point performance with a pair of pivotal...
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama misses Saturday game vs. Mavericks, listed as day to day with knee injury
DALLAS (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama wasn’t in the lineup for Saturday night’s game at Dallas because of a right knee contusion. Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson said the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama, last year’s unanimous selection as NBA Rookie of the Year,...
Referees say foul on Antetokounmpo that gave Hornets winning free throws should not have been called
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo shouldn't have been called for a foul against LaMelo Ball on Saturday, referees determined, agreeing with Bucks coach Doc Rivers' criticism of the play that gave the Charlotte Hornets the eventual winning points in a 115-114 victory over Milwaukee. ...
LaMelo Ball, Hornets overcome Antetokounmpo's first triple-double this season to beat Bucks 115-114
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Charlotte Hornets overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first triple-double of the season to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-114 on Saturday. Antetokounmpo had a chance to win the game at the...
Draymond Green's foul against Zach Edey is upgraded by the NBA to a flagrant 1
NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green's foul against Memphis' Zach Edey in the third quarter of the Warriors' victory over the Grizzlies has been upgraded to a category-one flagrant, the NBA said Saturday after reviewing the play. The foul — for which Green...
Sacramento's De'Aaron Fox drops franchise-record 60 points in Kings' OT loss to Timberwolves
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When De'Aaron Fox saw he'd scored 48 points by the fourth quarter in Friday’s 130-126 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, teammate Malik Monk told him, “You might as well go get 60.” The Kings’ guard dropped 26 points in the fourth and...
